Fred Bolte is Bead.
Ex -Sheriff Fred Bolte died at h�home at Graytown Saturday morning,
Feb. 21St. aged 73 years, six months
and one day. He was born at Hanover,
Germany and came to thi3 country
.shortly after he had mastered his
, trade, a blacksmith. He worked for a
! time in different cities but Anally went'
i into business for himself at Graytown.
The character of his work brought im¬
mediate success and he had all the
work he could do and had to hire extra
help. Grajtown wa? then the center
of the sawmill business and he com¬
bined the trade of machinist with the
trade he had mastered and was soon in
big demand at every mill. After the
timber was gone he built a hotel that
at once become popular with traveling
men. He bad faith in the land and he
bonght several farms and sold them to
an advantage. He and the Frese broth¬
ers and Judge Hammond built the
Graytown elevator which prospered
from the start. He sold his interest in
this plaut to the Co Operative Oo.
He was a sterling Democrat and was
elected to offices in Benton township
aud in 1891 he was elected Sheriff of
this county. He made a record that
stands for efficiency in that office. He
was as game as they make them and
at that time he was physically able to
cope with a half dozen ordinary men.
He had a legion of friends and for any
of them he would go the limit, The
natural sympathies of this man went
out to all, and shortly before he retired
from office he said that of all tbe crim¬
inals he bad in charge there was but
one for whom he did not sympathize,
and that fellow was convicted of a
crime and he was constantly trying to
arouse a mutiny among other prisoners.
Take him all in all he was one of God's
noble men and a gentleman at all
times, The county has loat a good
citizen and it will be hard to replace
him, Si~ 5 7~/^St S~
He is survived by his widow, one
daughter, Mrs. Louise B. Eoff. two
sons, 0harie3 of Chicago and Otto of
Graytown, three grand-children, and
two sisters, Mrs. Anna Diekman, of
Cleveland, and Mrs. Cornelius of Bay
township.
The funeral was held Monday after¬
noon from the late residence, The
body was was laid to rest in the Ellis-
ton cemetery.
